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Articles by EllwoodCity.org Staff

July 28, 2021

Q&A: Ellwood Native Author Coming To Town For Meet And Greet

Ellwood City native, Cassandra Douglas, has now published two children’s books in her Ellwood City Tales series and will be in town on Saturday, August 14th at 9:00 a.m, for a meet and greet at the Farmer’s Market and will be signing books. Extra copies of each of the books will be sold at the event and will be available for signing. Douglas, 26, has published “The Clock Tower Fairy” and “The Legend of the Panther and Wolverine” and will be making the series a trilogy with a third book in the works. Her independently published works are available online at notable…

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July 26, 2021

James “Sabu” DeCaria, 86

James “Sabu” DeCaria, 86, of Port Huron, Michigan, formerly of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, passed away on May 13, 2021, in Port Huron after an extended illness. Sabu was born March 21, 1935 in Ellwood City to the late Antonio and Rose Orrico DeCaria. He was a member of the Lincoln High School class of 1954 and served honorably in the United States Air Force and in 1963 moved to Port Huron where he lived until his passing. During his years in Port Huron he made many friends through his employment as a bartender in several bars and bowling centers, also…

July 26, 2021

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of July 26

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. PLEASE NOTE: The Library has partnered with Seneca Library District, Oil Creek Library District, Erie County Public Library and Crawford County Federated Library System for e-books. You can now use the Overdrive or Libby App. to borrow books from the above Libraries. Please call the library with any questions. WE’RE OPEN The Library is open. Anything printed or copied must be paid for with exact change or check. Newspapers, magazines and toys will not be available for the time…

July 22, 2021

Route 288 Zelienople Road Improvements Begin Next Week in Franklin Township

In its official press release, PennDOT District 11 has announced the long-term closure of a section of Zelienople Road (Route 288) in Franklin Township, Beaver County, that will begin Monday morning, July 26 weather permitting. A section of Zelienople Road between Lake Road and Old Furnace Road will close to through traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Monday continuously through early November as work begins on the Route 288 realignment project. Improvement work includes roadway realignment, paving, storm sewer installation, grading and subbase work, sign upgrades, guiderail updates, and pavement marking installation. To allow the work to occur, traffic will be…

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July 19, 2021

Shirley (Gills) Scott, 86

Shirley (Gills) Scott, 86, of Morristown, NJ, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 2, 2021 in Phoenix, AZ, surrounded by loving family. Shirley was born on October 28, 1934, to the late Howard and Nina (Abernathy) Gills in Ellwood City, PA. She is survived by her husband, Edward Scott, whom she met in Ellwood City As high school sweethearts they spent 70 years together and recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. Shirley was a 1952 graduate of Ellwood City High School and a lifetime member of The Ellwood City Chapter of The Order of the Eastern Star. She studied for…

July 19, 2021

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of July 19th

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. PLEASE NOTE The Library has partnered with Seneca Library District, Oil Creek Library District, Erie County Public Library and Crawford County Federated Library System for e-books. You can now use the Overdrive or Libby App. to borrow books from the above Libraries. Please call the library with any questions. WE’RE OPEN The Library is open. Anything printed or copied must be paid for with exact change or check. Newspapers, magazines and toys will not be available for the time…

July 15, 2021

Franklin Community Park Announces Summer Story Time

Time for some tales. Franklin Community Park will be hosting Summer Story Time for children and parents to come do story time together. The event is once a week and will take place every Thursday starting at 1:30 p.m. There already have been a few story times but the event will continue Thursday, July 15, July 22, and with the last story time being on Thursday, July 29th. Upon arrival, children are welcome to begin on the playground alongside their parents. When everyone has arrived, the children are called over to sit on a carpet square and begin to nursery…

July 14, 2021

VIDEO: Route 288 Detour Near Zelienople Airport Announced

At a virtual public meeting held on Monday, Joe Neubert, project manager for Independence Excavating, announced that the realignment of Route 288 at Zelienople Road and Route 1010, Lake Road, adjacent to Runway 17 of the Zelienople Municipal Airport, will begin Monday, July 19, 2021. The road closure will begin on July 19, with signs indicating closure dates and detour signs, adding they have been given 102 calendar days for the road closure, with the road to be open on or before October 28, 2021. According to information made available in the public meeting and its video, absolutely no trough traffic…

July 14, 2021

Real Estate Transfers For June 2021

Summer is heating up! And so are movers in and around the Ellwood City area.  Summer makes for a great seasonal move with warm weather to get settled into your new estate. Courtesy of the Lawrence County Recorder of Deeds, below are real estate transfers for April 2021 for Ellwood City and the surrounding areas. ELLPORT BOROUGH: 212 Gartley Avenue; Deborah A. Zona to Joshua Coonfare for $1.00 312 Jamison Avenue; Genevieve C. Scopellite to Patricia S. Greco for $1.00 508 Golf Avenue; Blanche A. Novak to Jan C. Supan for $1.00 113 Jamison Avenue; Hillary A. Reeb, Aaron C….

July 13, 2021

FORE! The Tee Box Holds Grand Opening Festivities

FORE! The Tee Box Indoor Golf and Sports Lounge in Ellwood City is now officially open for business after hosting their grand opening event this past Friday. The Tee Box is a sports lounge that has indoor sports simulators that allow customers to participate in the sport of their choice, especially golf.  On Friday, The Tee Box hosted their grand opening to showcase its fully furnished bar area and full staff who served food and drinks from their new bar and sports lounge area. A schedule of events began at 1:00 p.m. with the Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce…